One of my II-A's still has a generator/positive ground system. When the charge light remained on last week, I called Rovers North and received a diagnostic procedure to determine whether the problem was in the voltage regulator [rare] or generator. It appears the problem is with the generator.
Yes, I have already whacked it with a hammer [which worked two years ago] and cleaned all the terminals.
I found an old generator at home, bought new brushed, oiled the bushing and greased the bearing, cleaned everything up inside with quantities of spray cleaner, and reassembled it. It sounds great turning.
Now comes the hard part - removing the old generator. With much grunting, the nuts and bolts came off the adjusters. Now the problem lies with a threaded rod inserted into the block onto which the rear ear rests. I can't remove the rod so as to extract the generator. Also, the motor mount seems in the way.
It's been over 10 years since I last made myself this miserable with the same task on the other II-A. I've tried double nutting it, but the bottom nut only turns on the threaded rod. I've put in a lot of PB Blaster, but to no avail yet.
Any hints? It's a bear!
Thanks,
Jeff
Yes, I have already whacked it with a hammer [which worked two years ago] and cleaned all the terminals.
I found an old generator at home, bought new brushed, oiled the bushing and greased the bearing, cleaned everything up inside with quantities of spray cleaner, and reassembled it. It sounds great turning.
Now comes the hard part - removing the old generator. With much grunting, the nuts and bolts came off the adjusters. Now the problem lies with a threaded rod inserted into the block onto which the rear ear rests. I can't remove the rod so as to extract the generator. Also, the motor mount seems in the way.
It's been over 10 years since I last made myself this miserable with the same task on the other II-A. I've tried double nutting it, but the bottom nut only turns on the threaded rod. I've put in a lot of PB Blaster, but to no avail yet.
Any hints? It's a bear!
Thanks,
Jeff
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